Quartetto Nero

Polish string Quartet - baroque, classical and romantic music played on period instruments.

The award-winning Polish string quartet returns to Cornwall this summer. Performing music from across the baroque, classical and romantic eras using period-specific instruments, this rare concert is not to be missed.

Quartetto Nero is a young and dynamically developing string quartet, producing its unique and intriguing sound by playing on the original period instruments (or their copies) as well as using gut strings and various models of bows, appropriate for music of different eras. All this distinguishes the ensemble from other string quartets not only on Polish but also European musical market. Quartetto Nero is dedicated to exploring and searching for the authentic sound of music written in baroque, classical and romantic times, by using characteristic instruments of those eras as well as through historically informed interpretation of the pieces. The ensemble also reaches for an even later repertoire, fully exploring the time frame in which gut strings were in use.

Quartetto Nero is the winner of the 1st and Special prize in the Early Music Ensemble Competition in Poznan in Poland (2016) and also a finalist of an international competition XVIII. Biagio-Marini Wettbewerb in Neuburg in Germany (2017) and the Stanisław Moniuszko International Competition of Polish Music in Rzeszów in Poland (2019). In 2019 the members of the quartet were awarded the “Young Poland” scholarship for outstanding artistic achievements.

The members of the quartet are graduates of the Academy of Music in Krakow (Poland), Mozarteum University in Salzburg (Austria) and Conservatory of Music G. B. Martini in Bologna (Italy). The ensemble was established in 2015 in Krakow (Poland) and, since the very beginning, has been tutored by Sirkka-Liisa Kaakinen-Pilch at the Academy of Music in Krakow. The ensemble has also participated in masterclasses with e.g. Manfredo Kraemer and Paolo Pandolfo.

Agata Habera | violin
Paulina Woś | violin
Anna Wieczorek | viola
Katarzyna Cichoń | cello